Cardi B has exposed her own lavish spending habits after fans questioned her finances.
The rapper, 32, was trolled after she partnered with affordable fast fashion brand Shein for a sponsored social media deal, leading some fans to wonder if she was still making a sizable income from her music career.
‘Girl, you wear Hermes and Chanel, not Shein,’ commented one, while another wrote, ‘This is so embarrassing, Shein promo.’
Furious at the speculation, Cardi took to social media to rant about her bank balance.
Not only did she brag about spending ‘$3 million a month,’ she also posted a text message exchange that showed that she’d turned down $65 million to go on tour.
‘People are saying I’m surviving off Shein deals and brand deals,’ she said on X Spaces.
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Cardi B has exposed her own lavish spending habits after fans questioned her finances
‘I want to let y’all know I could wake up tomorrow, sign a contract, and have half of $65 million – or half of $70 million – in my account.’
According to the details of the tour deal, the rapper could earn $1.1 million per tour date, $1.5 million for festival shows, and $65 million to go on tour.
However, she turned down the offer in the hope that she could earn even more if she waited to time the tour with her long-awaited sophomore album, which is due out next year.
‘I’m not taking tour deals until I announce my album because once I do, I know those offers will go up. You have to move smart. You can’t act hungry when you’re not,’ she said.
Cardi also posted receipts to show off some of her most expensive purchases, which included dropping $200,000 on bling from bespoke jeweler Eliantte & Co.
She spent another $120,000 on Benny the Jeweler, who is known for working with famous rappers, and then $65,000 from luxury resale website Adore the Couture.
Cardi’s status in the music industry has come into question recently due to the constant delay of her sophomore album.
The disc has repeatedly been delayed since 2022, and is now currently due out in 2025.
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Not only did she brag about spending ‘$3 million a month’, she also posted a text message exchange that showed that she’d turned down $65 million to go on tour
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Cardi also shared receipts to show that she was spending six figures at various jewelers
Her last solo single ‘Enough (Miami)’ reached the top 10 on the Hot 100 but quickly plunged down the charts.
In 2023, she attempted to recreate the success of her smash hit ‘WAP’ by reteaming with Megan Thee Stallion for the collaboration Bongos, but the song missed the top 10.
Cardi’s last hit single as a solo artist was ‘Up,’ which hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 2021.
Despite slipping on the charts, Cardi is still a hot commodity when it comes to lucrative endorsement deals.
The Bronx-born beauty has worked with McDonald’s, Marc Jacobs, and Nyx Cosmetics over the last 18 months.
She also has her own line of alcohol-infused whipped cream called Whipshots.
In a post to X back in April, Cardi bragged that she earns up to $5 million per deal these days.
‘Right now I get brand deals for over $5 million for a campaign… I got social media famous in 2014… my first brand deal from Fashion Nova was in 2016 and $200 a post,’ she posted.
‘You could reach any height no matter how ghetto or where you come from.’
